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Stephen Frears

Known for: Directing

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

Filmography 33

Philomena 2013Movie Director
High Fidelity 2000Movie Director
Dirty Pretty Things 2002Movie Director
The Program 2015Movie Director
Dangerous Liaisons 1988Movie Director
Victoria & Abdul 2017Movie Google Play Movies Director
The Lost King 2022Movie Director
Chéri 2009Movie as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Tamara Drewe 2010Movie Director
The Queen 2006Movie Director
Hero 1992Movie Director
Florence Foster Jenkins 2016Movie Director, Writer
Lay the Favorite 2012Movie Director
The Grifters 1990Movie Director
Mary Reilly 1996Movie Director
Reel Britannia 2022TV show as Self
The Hit 1984Movie Plex Director
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985Movie Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005Movie Director
Prick Up Your Ears 1987Movie Director
The Hi-Lo Country 1998Movie Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013Movie HBO Max Director
Fail Safe 2000Movie Director
The Snapper 1993Movie Director
Night Will Fall 2014Movie Producer
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat 2020Movie as Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel 2022Movie as Self
Who Killed British Cinema? 2018Movie as Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 2024Movie as self
The Van 1996Movie Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983Movie Director
Gumshoe 1971Movie Director
Great Directors 2009Movie as Self